An optometrist is a Doctor of Optometry (OD) who has been trained to treat and manage eye diseases, prescribe glasses and contact lenses and remove foreign bodies from the eye. An optometrist has completed four years of undergraduate education and another four years of education from a college of optometry.
Facet Hypertrophy: Definition. Facet Hypertrophy is an enlargement of the facet joint. It can increase to the point where. nerves in the spine come under pressure and can cause lateral recess stenosis with subsequent radiculopathy. The hypertrophic degenerated joint is also a pain generator of its own.
Hypertonia: Abnormally increased muscle tone or strength. Hypertonia: Abnormal increase in skeletal or smooth muscle tone. Skeletal muscle hypertonicity may be associated with PYRAMIDAL TRACT lesions or BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES. Hypertonia: abnormal increase in skeletal or smooth muscle tone; skeletal muscle hypertonicity may be associated with pyramidal tract lesions or basal ganglia diseases.